High memory prices have traditionally plagued budget overclockers, but the release of "industry standard" PC2-6400 is bringing some relief. How do the latest modules fare?
ack... I wish you would have used the OCZ plat revision 2 .
This late in the game, I wasn't even considering OCZ gold, but the plat/titanium was something I was considering. Now, I don't think I'll do OCZ, but it's based off a review from a lower model...
No Corsair, G.Skill or pqi but three different WINTEC and ADATA that isn't availabvle yet??? But I guess this is better than nothing at all. By the way on new egg the patriot is is $185 after rebate .
No Corsair, G.Skill or pqi but three different WINTEC and ADATA that isn't availabvle yet??? But I guess this is better than nothing at all. By the way on new egg the patriot is is $185 after rebate .
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What About The Rest?
The most common criticism in large comparisons is the lack of a few popular brands, but rest assured that I didn't drop the ball on this score. Four brands missed the review submission deadline due to such common occurrences as product line updates, marketing department changes or miscommunication.
What is interesting is that all but one of these kits will overclock to >470Mhz at 2.1v , which is more than enough to run with an E6300 at 3GHZ (430Mhz FSB), and more than half of them will do it (at least 430Mhz) at 1.8v!
For us "modest" overclockers, that's good enough.
I do which they had taken off the spreaders and told us what ICs these kits were using.
Anyway, it reaffirms my decision to go with the "budget" Corsair kit that sold at newegg for $170AR. FedEx delivered my Gigabyte DS3 yesterday, and intend to move off the ECS board and OC that chip tonight.
This review already confirms what I thought of Patriot, even though they do not have the fastest memory modules (like Corsair's PC10000), they are reasonably priced (unlike the $600 dollars you have to throw down for the Corsair).
The 2.4V is the most I would go with most of these modules, since heat is such a factor after the 2.4V threshold (even with the heatspreaders). Only additional cooling, such as a fan on top of the modules, would make these modules even more stable.
Plus, the other big companies would not accidentally miss the date for such a review site if they had the reasonably priced modules to back them up...
What is interesting is that all but one of these kits will overclock to >470Mhz at 2.1v , which is more than enough to run with an E6300 at 3GHZ (430Mhz FSB), and more than half of them will do it (at least 430Mhz) at 1.8v!
No Corsair, G.Skill or pqi but three different WINTEC and ADATA that isn't availabvle yet??? But I guess this is better than nothing at all. By the way on new egg the patriot is is $185 after rebate .
What do you want to bet that the fourth holdout was Geil?
Plus, the other big companies would not accidentally miss the date for such a review site if they had the reasonably priced modules to back them up...
I cannot speak for the other 3 absentees but, Corsair is actually making a product line up change that affects the modules that would qualify for this round up. That's all I can say on the matter but, it is logical why we are not in this review. It will be clear soon enough.
No Corsair, G.Skill or pqi but three different WINTEC and ADATA that isn't availabvle yet??? But I guess this is better than nothing at all. By the way on new egg the patriot is is $185 after rebate .
Finally! Tom's gives me a review I've been waiting for! Patriot looks like a winner.
Crucial Ballistix was left out of final contention (and even the title, notice this was ten kits in a nine-way shootout) because it exceeded the $250 budget breaker. PDP Patriot was $200 after rebate and forum members
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